The marine division of TR Fastenings (TR) has received 19 enquiries from both UK and European companies after exhibiting at Seawork International, Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition. This year was the 9th time that TR had attended the event, which was held in Southampton from the 13th-15th June.

TR exhibited at Seawork International as part of the Marine Manufacturing Showcase, a collective which brings marine supply chain companies together to promote their services at large scale trade industry events and exhibitions. The show gave TR a valuable opportunity to showcase its diverse range of marine quality products, including its new range of enclosure products such as locking systems, hinges, latches and gaskets. Also on display was TR’s popular Twin Bin Direct Line Supply System and specialist black finishes for stainless steel, widely used in the interior of high quality marine vessels.

This year’s event was well attended with a steady stream of visitors on all three days of the show. There was an optimistic mood amongst exhibitors and attendees after a good year of trading and performance for the marine industry. As well as 19 direct enquiries from marine industry companies, TR also generated further leads from networking at the event and from its inclusion in the show guide.

Jerry Howe, head of marine sales at TR, says: “European businesses are showing strong interest in the UK marine market at the moment thanks to a successful year for the industry and the quality of products and labour that UK businesses have to offer. Seawork International gives us the perfect platform to make valuable business connections and to discuss our wide ranging capabilities in this sector, and we are thrilled with the conversations we’ve had at this year’s show.”

TR Fastenings Showcases New Products at Seawork International 2017

The Poole-based marine division of global fasteners firm TR Fastenings (TR) is exhibiting at Seawork International, Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, in Southampton from 13-15 June. With one of the largest portfolios of marine fasteners on the South Coast, TR will be showcasing a number of new products, including its specialised marine quality enclosure range. This new range of high quality locking systems, hinges, latches, clamps & gaskets is available now at very competitive rates.

Also on display will be TR’s popular Twin Bin Direct Line Supply System which demonstrates how to have your fasteners ready to use at point of assembly and its specialist black finishes for stainless steel which are widely used in the interiors of yachts and other high quality marine vessels.

This will be TR’s ninth year exhibiting at Seawork, which gives the company the chance to meet and engage with the industry’s leading players, including a number of European firms.

Jerry Howe, head of marine sales at TR, says: “The marine market is in a strong position at the moment, with the luxury goods sector recovering well after the recession and European businesses showing a strong interest in the products and skilled labour that UK companies can provide. Seawork International is the place to be for manufacturing and supply chain businesses operating in the marine industry and we are thrilled to be exhibiting at the show once again.”

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2016

TR Fastenings Poole Showcases New Product Range at Seawork 2016

Come and see us on the Marine Manufacturing Showcase Seawork Stand A98

A member of British Marine and part of the global TR Group, TR Fastenings Poole will be exhibiting at the 2016 Seawork Exhibition from 14th-16th June and looks forward to welcoming visitors to Stand E98 to discuss their fastening requirements. With one of the largest portfolios of marine components on the South Coast, the company is always looking to develop and improve its service, quality and products and has recently introduced a new range of +315 Deg C silicone masking caps and plugs, ideal for thread masking needs such as anodising, powder coating, spraying, painting and protection against damage.

TR Fastenings also supplies a wide range of marine grade A4-316 grade stainless steel fasteners as well as riveting and bolting fasteners – suitable for masts, spars, sails, rigging and deck hardware. All these products are easy to find on TR’s new website, which also includes information on its Vendor Managed Inventory Service. This is an ideal way to manage the supply of components direct to the production line while eliminating unnecessary administrative processes. TR can tailor each system to a customer’s specific needs, from a simple KanFax system to a full Direct Line Feed.

TR Fastenings’ worldwide sourcing enables it to meet high-quality production demands at competitive prices, ensuring that all fasteners are traceable as a standard requirement. Maintaining this innovative approach, TR Fastenings is looking ahead to develop its product range and markets further, with continued growth forecasted.

“With over 35 years’ experience in the industry, we have built up a well-deserved reputation as the go-to source for marine fasteners and fixings,” comments Jerry Howe, Operations Manager at TR Fastenings Poole. “Based in Poole, Dorset, we have the advantage of being on hand to provide engineering support whilst also having access to the latest warehousing and global logistics capabilities.

“We have once again joined forces with other key companies in the marine supply chain at Seawork to collectively promote our innovative solutions for the UK marine industry and look forward to welcoming you to our stand.”

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2015

Success for TR at Seawork 2015

Seawork, the commercial marine exhibition and conference, concluded its 18th annual three-day run at the ABP Port of Southampton, UK, on Thursday 18th June. This year in the region of 7,500 visitors from 70 countries attended the exhibition to do business in this important driver of economic progress.

Jerry Howe, General Manager TR Marine Poole commented, "Seawork Southampton, being the largest European commercial marine exhibition held in a working port, is the perfect place to network with exhibitors and meet new customers.

With the numbers of visitors increased from 2014 the exhibition has been the place to be and a welcome return by TR Marine. The Marine sector for TR Fastenings has grown from strength to strength supporting the National Boat Shows and now Seawork again for the second year running.

We have generated new business leads from customers old & new this year showing just how interested business’s are in TR Marine and what it has to offer."

2014

Seawork 2014 delivers the goods

Seawork, the commercial marine exhibition and conference, concluded its 17th annual three-day run at the ABP Port of Southampton, UK, on Thursday 12 June. This year over 7,350 visitors from 53 countries attended the exhibition to do business in this important driver of economic progress.

Jerry Howe, General Manager TR Marine Poole commented, "Seawork Southampton, being the largest European commercial marine exhibition held in a working port, is the perfect place to network with exhibitors and meet new customers.

With the numbers up 15% for 2014 the exhibition has been the place to be and a welcome return by TR Marine. The Marine sector for TR Fastenings has grown from strength to strength supporting the National Boat Shows and now Seawork again.

We have generated over 50 genuine news leads of business from customers old & new this year showing just how interested business’s are in TR Marine and what it has to offer."

Steady Growth

Seawork has again shown around 12% growth in exhibitor numbers. This is due to the fact that the commercial marine and workboat sector has maintained steady progress though the economic downturn. Much of the business of building and maintaining our coastal and marine infrastructure must be kept up and is often the subject of increased government spending to stimulate growth.

Business done – on the wind

Marine renewables is undergoing a period of change, with the offshore wind industry once again generating a great deal of business at Seawork. Some of the highlights of the exhibition included the signing of an agreement between Burgess Marine and Mainprize Offshore initially to build two 25m wind farm support vessels. Brightlingsea-based CTruk held a naming ceremony of its 20T Multi-Purpose Catamaran Ocean Warrior, the second CTruk 20T MPC for owner Scott Wharton of Ocean Transit Services, and Cowes-based South Boats IOW handed over its 24m wind farm service vessel, Seacat Ranger, to Seacat Services. In addition, Alicat Workboats delivered a 23m crew transfer vessel to Dalby Offshore and Tidal Transit took ownership of its fourth Personnel Transport Vessel, Kitty Petra, from the Spanish Mercurio Shipyard.

And off the wind

Red7 Marine of Essex chose Seawork for the official christening of its new 250 tonne, 250m Euro jack-up barge from Dutch exhibitor Ravestein, and Fender Innovations, also from the Netherlands, confirmed its selection as official fender supplier to the RNLI for its new Shannon Class lifeboats.

Erith-based Kort Propulsion signed an order for 28 tug boats for the Egyptian Army and UK Dredging took over its new, bespoke-built 19C aluminium survey craft, which it had specified at Seawork 2013, from Wales-based Robust Boats.

Devon and Cornwall Police took delivery of its 8m Ribcraft, which will be used for a variety of police activities, including diver rescue, missing persons search and intelligence-led crime detection.

Southern region companies benefit

Seawork once again delivered the goods for companies in the southern region. Portsmouth-based Meercat Workboats confirmed an order for an 18m multi-purpose vessel from Saudi Arabia. The vessel, which retains its road-transportable capability, is the first to be class approved with Bureau Veritas and it is anticipated that it will be at Seawork 2015.

Dorset-based Dometic UK was selected by fellow exhibitor Safehaven Marine to provide air conditioning systems for several notable new builds, including a unit for the first catamaran in Safehaven’s four-boat contract with the Polish navy. Fareham-based PSP Worldwide Logistics confirmed that it had already doubled the number of wind farm boats it transports with more on the way,

Seawork 2014 was the first year of exhibiting for Hayling Island-based Marathon Leisure, one of the UK and Ireland's largest Marine Equipment Distributors. Over three days of Seawork, the Marathon Leisure stand saw great interest from potential clients, showing enthusiasm for the various ranges of professional specialist product on display.

Company Director Tim Millinder said: “We have seen great success at our first year exhibiting at Seawork and are delighted with the potential client relationships that have been established. It has been very beneficial for us to both exhibit and attend Seawork 2014, it’s been a fantastic exhibition.”

Seawork welcomes Italian Admirals

A delegation of four admirals from the Italian Navy, led by Vice Admiral Steffano Tortora, attended Seawork on opening day. Asked for his impressions of the exhibition, he commented: “It’s a very interesting and stimulating exhibition and we’re very grateful to have been invited by the Ministry of Defence.

“What we have seen here is that there are solutions already available for existing problems and it has confirmed that there is no longer a line between naval and other marine operations and there is no need for us to re-invent the wheel.”

As a result of meetings held at Seawork, four exhibitors have been invited to Rome for follow-up meetings.

Alex Roberts of Nauti-Craft PTY, who had travelled from Australia to exhibit at Seawork, was surprised and delighted when the delegation paused to see video footage of the 8m, 1/3 scale, prototype vessel featuring a breakthrough in marine suspension technology, showing its paces: “It is the forerunner to our full 24m WFSV. We are at Seawork to talk to – and team up with - European boatbuilders and suppliers to put the programme into action.”

Colonel Nakong Maurice Jan Didier, Head of Marine Force in the Cameroon Armed Forces also visited Seawork, looking for ideas on diving equipment, patrol boats and general marine-related activities. Seawork was the first commercial exhibition he had ever attended which incorporated military opportunities and he was so impressed with what he saw, he didn’t leave until after the exhibition had closed.

Innovation Showcase winners

The Seawork Innovations Showcase, sponsored by Barker Brettell and Smith & Williamson, culminated in the presentation of the Innovation Awards at Seawork by BBC TV South’s Paul Clifton.

The overall winner was MarShip UK with the EDI Lub Oil Purifier, an innovation that can extend the life of engine oil by up to four times and which also won the Marine Engineering category.

Director Peter Weide said he was very proud of the company’s achievements. “It gives us more kudos. The company has been going for four years and we’re starting to become established. After our success at Seawork, we are now a company with a product that’s won an award at an international commercial marine exhibition.”

The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award was Jack Gaston, whose first article on tugs appeared in 1965. A regular contributor to Maritime Journal, Jack’s interest in tugs towing “has been - and will remain - all consuming.”

The Seawork Maritime Professional of the Year Award was presented to Luke Webster of PM Shipping.

Charlie Foll, MD, of award-winner Atlantas Marine Ltd, commented: “Winning this Award throws a spotlight on this unique new product. Best described as an underwater Swiss Army knife for ROV’s, it is a multi use, variable speed tool with 3 jaw grab and multiple tool head options.”

Ben Shepherd, Business Development Manager, of CQC said: “The Award for the Fibrelight Stretcher offers us a great method for advertising it over the coming months.”

Conferences

The concurrent Seawork Conferences were targeted at specific interest groups on topical subjects and proved very successful.

Over 100 workboat and equipment manufacturers attended the MOD Procurement briefing; the Maritime & Coastguard Agency sessions were very popular with over 70 delegates attending to find out about the New Workboat Brown Code and Carriage of Cargo. A large UKTI Networking event attracted an audience of 80, keen to discover how to enter the Brazilian market from five visiting Brazilian businessmen. In addition, there were well-attended sessions on Whole Body Vibration, Grant Funded R&D using academic institutions and running vessels on Glycerine. The final day was devoted to training and offshore wind power with enthusiastic audiences listening to specialist presentations.

TR Exhibiting at Seawork 2014 - Stand C153

TR will be co-exhibiting once again with Marine Manufacturing Showcase on the 10-12 June at the ABB Port, Southampton.

Following requests from the industry in light of its success the PSP Southampton Boat Show, the Marine Manufacturing Showcase (MMS) will exhibit at Seawork for the first time this year.

The concept of the MMS developed from a need for marine supply chain companies to be represented in a positive environment, in a likeminded, business-focused setting and is perfect for SME companies, who want to tackle more shows, or companies who would not normally have the time or knowledge to exhibit at exhibitions independently. The MMS provides a cost effective way of exhibiting, by working independently and closely as a collective, and provides a positive environment in which to secure business.

The staff on the stand, who represent the companies exhibiting, provide great support for those taking part and have a positive understanding of the businesses involved and the customer base.

The MMS is pleased to confirm the support of the Technology Strategy Board and Transport KTN, along with Boating Business at Seawork International.

The marine companies on the MMS stand always represent quality and innovation within the supply sector and look forward to welcoming visitors and discussing requirements.

Andrew Sims commented: ‘The MMS project has shown over the years that it provides a positive platform for new and existing marine supply companies to be represented to the highest standards. The positive work continues and expands forward for the future.’

May 2010 - TR rolls out one-stop fastenings and consumables service at Seawork 2010.

Fast turnaround for maintenance and refit projects

Marine specialists will be on the TR Fastenings stand at Seawork to advise on build, maintenance and refit projects. TR is already a key supplier of marine-quality fastenings for UK boat builders, and has now boosted its catalogue with a range of plastic consumables, stainless steel and aluminium commodity products and chandlery to provide a one-stop shop for refit and maintenance operators.

TR Fastenings’ core marine product range includes A4 and A2 stainless steel fasteners for salt and freshwater applications respectively, as well as anti vibration mounts, nuts, clips and washers. Most of these specialist parts are manufactured in the UK-based company’s wholly-owned Asian factories. TR can also offer an affordable custom parts service, with low volume orders made in the UK quickly and economically.

Adding complementary consumable and commodity products to its catalogue ensures that TR Fastenings can continue to compete aggressively on price, without compromising on the world-class service standards that have made it a leader in the global market for industrial fastenings. Most products are available from stock for next day delivery or same-day collection.

Customers are welcome to contact TR Fastenings’ marine specialists at its Poole office and trade counter (tel. 01202 440450) for advice on individual projects and technical issues. They are also welcome to use the web toolkit at www.trfastenings.com which provides dimensional information on thousands of products and a comprehensive free fastener CAD library available. Individual items can be saved into as many project folders as an engineer requires, making them easy to retrieve, and whole projects can be sent direct to TR for further advice and costing.

TR Fastenings will be exhibiting at Seawork 2010, Southampton, 15th-17th June. Come and visit us on Stand No.25 Seawork International is the biggest and fastest growing business to business event for the commercial marine and workboat sectors in Europe.